US EditionGeorgia judge tosses landmark racketeering charges against ‘Cop City’ protesters
Judge rules Georgia Attorney General lacked authority for 2023 RICO indictments against 61 protesters, who faced up to 20 years if convicted, in Cop City demonstration case.
- A Georgia judge dismissed racketeering charges against 61 defendants accused of conspiring to halt the construction of a police training facility dubbed 'Cop City'.
- The judge ruled that the state's attorney general lacked the authority to pursue the racketeering charges without permission from the governor.
- Critics viewed the indictment as a heavy-handed attempt to quash protests against the $115 million project, while supporters saw it as combating threats to public safety.
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Judge tosses racketeering charges against ‘Cop City’ protesters
A Georgia judge dismissed dozens of racketeering charges Tuesday against protesters who rallied in 2022 and 2023 against a planned $115 million police and firefighter training site in Atlanta dubbed “Cop City.” Fulton County Judge Kevin Farmer determined that Republican Attorney General Chris Carr’s charges against demonstrators required permission from Republican Gov. Brian Kemp under…
Cop City RICO Cases Dismissed Years After 61 Activists Charged as Criminal Conspiracy
Atlanta – Racketeering charges against 61 people indicted as co-conspirators in the Stop Cop City movement were dismissed yesterday, marking a significant victory for those facing prosecution in the years after the movement’s peak. The dismissal comes after more than two years of attempted prosecution that sought to convict protesters who opposed Atlanta’s sprawling police training facility, known as Cop City, as an organized criminal enterprise…
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Georgia judge tosses landmark racketeering charges against 'Cop City' protesters
A Georgia judge has tossed racketeering charges against dozens of defendants accused of a yearslong conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility.
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